Cost of living comparison
Spain is 45.5% more expensive than Romania overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 35.6% more in Spain
- Groceries
-
pay 43.2% more in Spain
- Transportation
-
pay 60.0% more in Spain
- Housing
-
pay 2.4 times more in Spain
- Childcare
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pay 6.1% more in Spain
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 18.4% more in Spain
- Clothing
-
pay 12.2% more in Spain
The cost of housing, transportation, groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Spain are more expensive than in Romania. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Spain.
If you lived in Spain instead of Romania, you would:
pay 35.6% more for restaurants
|
Romania
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.56
RON37.47
|
$13.87
€12.19
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
RON27.70
|
$9.22
€8.10
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
RON7.51
|
$2.13
€1.87
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
RON6.25
|
$1.58
€1.39
|
|
pay 43.2% more for groceries
|
Romania
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.08
RON4.71
|
$1.30
€1.14
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
RON16.59
|
$6.37
€5.60
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
RON23.89
|
$4.16
€3.66
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.83
RON12.38
|
$2.66
€2.33
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
RON11.82
|
$3.36
€2.96
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
RON2.07
|
$0.99
€0.87
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
RON2.87
|
$0.81
€0.71
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
RON2.83
|
$0.87
€0.76
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
RON3.72
|
$1.13
€1.00
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
RON1.65
|
$0.72
€0.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
RON1.79
|
$0.81
€0.72
|
|
pay 60.0% more for transportation
|
Romania
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.64
RON24.71
|
$6.38
€5.61
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.73
RON90.75
|
$34.26
€30.12
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,159.13
RON110,139.13
|
$33,643.92
€29,583.81
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.39
RON28.00
|
$14.57
€12.81
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Romania
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.45
RON36.98
|
$31.87
€28.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.94
RON1,593.22
|
$872.36
€767.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$266.85
RON1,168.20
|
$692.13
€608.60
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.36
RON470.01
|
$103.97
€91.42
|
|
pay 6.1% more for childcare
|
Romania
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$405.62
RON1,775.67
|
$385.97
€339.39
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,284.14
RON27,510.07
|
$7,352.21
€6,464.95
|
|
pay 18.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Romania
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.01
RON8.82
|
$2.84
€2.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.20
RON9.64
|
$1.98
€1.74
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
RON23.20
|
$5.66
€4.97
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.40
RON163.73
|
$42.87
€37.69
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
RON27.09
|
$8.63
€7.59
|
|
pay 12.2% more for clothing
|
Romania
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.67
RON252.46
|
$75.89
€66.73
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.90
RON152.78
|
$32.12
€28.24
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.76
RON305.37
|
$77.96
€68.55
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.53
RON352.54
|
$91.38
€80.36
|
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